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Baptisia

bap·ti·sia

uncommon

noun

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genus of North American plants with showy pealike flowers and an inflated pod

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Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Baptisia, derived from Ancient Greek βαπτίζω (baptízō, “to immerse”), in reference to the plant's use as a source of dye.

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